Suspected IM operative involved in 2010 Jama Masjid attack arrested in Saharanpur

The special cell of the Delhi police have arrested a suspected Indian Mujahideen from Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh. According to NDTV, the IM operative has been identified as Ejaz Sheikh and is a tech expert for the group. According to the channel, Sheikh, who worked at a call center in Pune, allegedly helped IM operatives with fake identity cards and forged documents. [caption id=“attachment_1700091” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  The man is suspected of being a tech expert for IM[/caption] Times Now said he was part of the Pune module and is thought to have been involved in a number of IM attacks including the Jamma Masjid blast in Delhi. He is believed to have joined the terror group in 2009. Police have said that his arrest from Saharanpur may indicate that the Indian Mujahideen were planning a strike in the region. The arrest also comes in the wake of an announcement by terrorist group al Qaeda that it has expanded its operations into the Indian sub continent. The Delhi police special cell is expected to have a briefing regarding the arrest later on Saturday. Sheikh will be produced before a magistrate in a while from now. In March this year, Tehseen Akhtar alias Monu, the India operations chief of Indian Mujahideen (IM) was arrested from Indo-Nepal border by the Special Cell. His arrest had come days after the same unit of Delhi Police had nabbed another top IM operative Zia Ur Rehman alias Waqas from Ajmer in Rajasthan along with three of his associates. One of the most wanted terrorist of the country, Ahmad Siddhibappa Zarar alias Yasin Bhatkal and his key associate Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi were arrested from Indo-Nepal border last year.   With inputs from PTI